Sanderling Binomial name: Calidris alba Category: Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies Description: Whitish-gray feathers with a thick, black bill and feet. Size: 7.1″ – 7.9″ long, 13.8″ wingspan Weight: 1.4 oz. – 3.5 oz. Habitat: Rocky shorelines in coastal and island regions or inland marshes and wetlands. Diet: Insects, crustaceans, invertebrates, … Continue reading
I found a Albino Squirrel in Waukesha Wisconsin running around a city river park. I stopped for a few photographs to share. After talking to a bystander at the park they said the squirrel was a local resident, one of two at the park. This squirrel is considered a Eastern … Continue reading
Bald Eagles on the Mississippi River in Le Claire IA in February 2012. Bald Eagle Binomial name: Haliaeetus leucocephalus Category: Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies Description: Brown with a white head and white tail feathers. Yellow eyes, beak, and feet. Size: 28″ – 40″ long, 5.9′ – 7.5′ wingspan Weight: … Continue reading
Harlequin Duck, nonbreeding male photographed at North Point in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 5, 2012. Harlequin Duck Binomial name: Histrionicus histrionicus Category: Ducks, Geese, and Swans Description: Slate blue (male) or grayish brown (female) body with white spots or streaks on head, back, and wings. Male also has rust-colored patches … Continue reading
Leucistic Barn Swallow, Vernon Marsh, Waukesha County WI. Photographs taken on July 29, 2012
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Mequon Wisconsin, Photographs taken on October 31, 2012
The Short-eared Owl has been one species on my list to see and photograph. The Scuppernong River Habitat Area in Waukesha County has some and I went out, spent the afternoon till dark to try to capture these cool birds. Late in the day as the sun is just starting … Continue reading
King Eider at the Milwaukee Art Museum on Milwaukee’s Lake Front. Photographs taken on November 28, 2011
Snow Bunting, Lakeshore State Park, Milwaukee WI. Photographs taken on October 29, 2010
Piping Plovers at North Beach, Racine Wisconsin. Photographs taken on April 30, 2013
An Inca Dove was found at Concordia University in Mequon Wisconsin. This bird was actually found by a instructor of ornithology at the campus taking one of his classes out for a morning bird walk. This bird hung around for awhile and was viewed by many birders state wide as … Continue reading
At least a couple of nesting pairs of Dickcissels were present in the Scuppernong Prairie area in Waukesha County Wisconsin. When I was there I watched adults bringing food to the young in the nests. The nests were in short growing brush vegetation in the open prairies. Images were taken … Continue reading
While enjoying the spring warbler migration at Lake Park a Northern Mockingbird had been spotted on the golf course. Images were taken on May 15, 2013. Northern Mockingbird Binomial name: Mimus polglottos Category: Mockingbirds and Thrashers Size: 10” long, 14” wing span Weight: 1.7 oz
A Lark Sparrow was found by a local birder on the oval running track at Lake Park in Milwaukee Wisconsin. It is a place I check often now as birds obviously stop at this location. The Lark Sparrow not common at all here is found on rare occasions during spring … Continue reading
This Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow was found by local birders during spring migration at Lake Park. The exact location of this bird was at the east end of the “Magic Hedge”. The Magic Hedge is a line of deciduous trees running perpendicular with Lake Michigan just south of the Milwaukee Water … Continue reading
The uncommon sightings of Prairie Warblers here in Wisconsin. The location of one was found as has been reported in the South Kettle Moraine State Forest in Waukesha County on July 10, 2010. The other Prairie Warbler was only viewed by me as I birded Lake Park on September 5, … Continue reading
The report of Yellow-breasted Chats in the South Kettle Moraine in Waukesha County drew my attention both times. Not a common bird for this area, some years there are reports, others not. I headed out and with some other birders at the reported location reported off of Wilton Road, the … Continue reading
Horned Lark Waukesha County WI. Photographs taken on January 18, 2012
A flock of 37 American Avocets had spent the day at McKinley Beach in Milwaukee Wisconsin on May 1, 2012. Within the flock was one lone Willet that just mixed right in with the Avocets as they feed and rested for the day. Willet Binomial name: Tringa semipalmata Category: Sandpipers, … Continue reading
Lesser Yellowlegs at Horicon Marsh and Hustisford Wisconsin. Photographs taken May 12, 2012
